Supply Management Processing Investment Fund (SMPIF)

• Application form, including the Work Plan, Financing Plan, and Performance Objectives
• Business Plan, including a diagram of the applicant's corporate structure and an organizational chart
• Certificate or Articles of Incorporation
• 2 complete Financial Statements, including a balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flow, plus Pro Forma Financial Statements for 3 years after project completion
• Detailed Budget, copies of financing agreements related to the project financing plan, quotes, estimates and/or contracts supporting project costs, and the federal or provincial processing licence

Who is eligible?

• Dairy processors
• Poultry primary processors (chicken and turkey)
• Poultry further processors (chicken and turkey)
• Hatcheries (broiler, egg-type or turkey)
• Egg graders and egg processors

Who is not eligible

• New applications from poultry and egg sector applicants are no longer accepted as of July 22, 2025.

Eligible expenses

• Costs for the purchase and installation of new equipment
• Costs related to the contracting of external expertise for services related to the equipment installation
• Costs for the modification of the processing facility necessary for the installation of the equipment
• Construction costs, for example, expansion or modernization, for dairy facilities only

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Costs related to the purchase of land and buildings
• Research and development costs

• Demonstration of issues and challenges affecting productivity and competitiveness, and how the proposed project will address them.
• Evidence that the project will generate a gain in productivity and/or efficiency.
• Financial viability of the organization and potential to generate and/or increase revenues.
• Realistic and sound financing plan for the project's implementation.
• Technical, managerial, and operational capacity to successfully execute the project.

• Read the Applicant guide before applying.
• Complete the Project Summary Form.
• Email the completed Project Summary Form to aafc.smpif-fitpgo.aac@agr.gc.ca.
• Discuss the project with a program officer if contacted by the program.
• If invited, complete and submit the Project Application package with the required supporting documents, using the forms and instructions provided by the program.

• After the application package is received, a program officer verifies that all required documents and supporting information have been provided and that there is sufficient detail for a full assessment.
• An acknowledgement notice is sent, and the application should not be considered submitted until that acknowledgement is received.
• If the application is incomplete, the applicant has up to 30 days to provide the missing information; otherwise the application will be closed.
• Complete applications are assessed against the program objectives and criteria, and the program may contact the applicant for more information at any point after submission.
• The program aims to acknowledge receipt within 1 business day, send an approval or rejection notification letter within 100 business days of receiving a complete application package, provide payment within 30 business days of receipt of a duly completed claim if an agreement is signed, and require a Contribution Agreement for approved projects.

• Quebec-based organizations may need to demonstrate compliance with the M-30 Act during project assessment.
• Intellectual property created as a result of funded activities will belong to the recipient or a third party, as negotiated.
• Recipients must submit annual performance reports for at least two years after project completion.
• Failure to provide missing application information within 30 business days will result in the application being closed.